The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-04
GENERAL NBWs,

Business fair.
RIVER still falling.
CLOUDY and warm.
Two BOATS leaving today.
HoT on the levee yesterday.
The Arksnsas river is rising slowly.
The Annie P. Silver will be due up
today.
The y. P. scAenck is the next o
liner due mp.
The Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers are rising.
The Granite State leaves Cincin-
natl today for this port.
THE BoaI, with her tow OF empties,
will pass here this morning.
THE Ohio river ia rising at Cincin-
natl, Louisville and Pittsburs.
DURING tha "a hours ending at noon
yesterday the river here fell inches.
The City of Biton Rouge ia an
nounoed 10 leave here at noon today for New
0tlsAns.
JOHN d. FULLER, the we'll known
clerk, was q passenger on the City Of Cairo
for TiptOnville.
TBK Rene Msereadv arrived from
ST. Francis river, with , bales cotton and 81
sacks cotton iced.
CAvINa banks are reported at Tip
toRville, .LintdaIe, Gayoso aHd other points
between here and Cairo.
THR Oakland, towing 9 barges load
ed with grain and package freight, passed to
Now Orleans Al 3 O'Clock last night.
The Future City, towing elk barges
containing 1900 tons of miscellaneous freight
passed to st. Louis yeIterday afternoon.
The Coahoma, from o sceola, brought
bales notes and "a sacks cotton seed. She
returned yesterday evening with fair trip.
JOHN CARR, passenger agent f,r the
Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Company,
left last evening on the James Lee, for Hell
era.
THE James Les, from Friars Point,
brought bale cotton, 900 sacks cotton seed
and II, 500 feet Of lumber. She went back
yesterday evening with good trip.
The Anchor line packets leaving
here tomorrow are the Arkansas City for
vicksburE at 10 o'clock Ann, and tho BELLE
Memph for st. Louis at O'Clock pm.
The City of Cairo, from Vicksburg.
passed to 81. Louis last night. She put of
here lot @ plunder and added 200 barrels q
tons Of sundries.
The Desoto left Cincinnati behind
time, and she was also dOtano In the canal
at Louisville. In order 10 come out on her
regular day, she put Of her memphis freight
ut Cairo, and turned back frsm that place.
The City OF Providence, from 81.
Lsuis, passed to Viskshurg yesterday with n
good trip. She put OF 2s27 packages, inolud-
Ing CSC barrels Of -four, $50 barrels OF meal,
ESQ pockets of shst and added 40 tons ofssn-
dries.
THE Joe PAters, Capt. Smith, is the
sns, TsrIsne, Pine Blua and All way land
inEs on the hrkansas river. Meisrs, James
n. Thompson and hufus Foster are her
clerks.
THE Gayoso was brought up to the
landing yesterday, and she will leave Tues
day evening Tor st Ffhnois river, taking tho
place Of the Rene Masready. The Macready
0sceola trade, tho latter steamer being com
pelled TO retire on account Of q cracked
shaft.
TIE Parole, which passed here
several days ago for Paducah, with n tow Of
empty produce boats, and lost TO the world
sry awS osposts tSe head
No. IS, which Cts her like . dry dock She
is about two feet NIB, We water and is showed
up in good shape, With screen attached TO
feet for washing Larposes Pilot Harry
Mntson states that If she was fifty feet either
way she would DO in deep water.
The light house tender Joseph Hen
~, has II AIDE tSe following changes In beacon
lights between this point and Now Madrid:
FURNACES, new light; Mcrsans Point, moved
down 800 VA DIS; Pottys. moved down 200
yards; Elmo, neved up 500 Yards; CArrs
Landing, new HIGHT; Cottonwood Point,
moved doWn'T0 yards; Mitchells, moved
down $50 yards; below GayosO, row light;
head of Prairie Bond. moved down 100 ards;
Point Pleasant, moved down 40 yards; Dan
WatsOns, discontinued.